Haynes Boone advised Great Plains Transportation Services, Inc. and Partners Funding, Inc. in their sale to Scale Bank. Great Plains and Partners Funding focus on providing factoring services to trucking companies.
The Haynes Boone team was led by Partners Paul Tobin and Martin Florman alongside Associate Daniel Dubyak.
Great Plains was founded in 1995 by Jan Bosma and Sherri DeJong, who added Partners Funding in 2006. Great Plains’ and Partners Funding’s current customer base, along with their teams of dedicated professionals, are part of the acquisition.
“We were proud to help Great Plains and Partners Funding achieve a successful outcome that positions them for continued growth with Scale Bank,” said Tobin. “Their leadership team was a true partner throughout the process, and we’re grateful for the trust they placed in us.”
The Haynes Boone deal team was assisted by Employee Benefits Partner Susan Wetzel, Labor and Employment Partner Tamara I. Devitt and Intellectual Property Partner Jeff Morton, Environmental Senior Counsel Jeff Civins, Tax Counsel Danielle Marr and Labor and Employment Associate Jessica Ewert.
Haynes Boone’s M&A Practice Group has comprehensive deal experience, having helped clients close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $50 billion. The firm routinely represents private equity firms, closely held corporations, founders, large financial institutions and Fortune 500 public companies.
